WEIGHTLIFTING NEWS

To follow up on last week’s Tottenism Tuesday, I am going to reference Marty Bennett of Rejoice Christian School who had an excellent...

As a coach, I can invariably detect when a lifter is going to miss his or her next lift. The lifter comes out for their first snatch. I...

For those of you out there trying to be perfect, guess what? It probably ain’t gonna happen. Whether its trying to perfect technique of...

First meet? First National meet? First International meet? Bet you’re nervous and a bit anxious, right? You look at everyone around you...

Trying out the latest, greatest thing coming down the pike is a trend among all of us, especially athletes and coaches. We all think that...

Weightlifting is a sport that demands hard work, discipline, consistency in training along with a myriad of other stuff that takes a lot...

There are a lot of “experts” out there who come across like they know it all. But, in my experience, if someone thinks they know it all,...

Years ago, Jason Gump had a t-shirt that had one of my favorite quotes of all time: “Your proctologist called….they found your head.”...

OK, back to quoting Dan Gable again! Hey, the guy has the competing and coaching credentials out the wahzoo, so it probably would be...

For those of you youngsters out there who have never heard of Dan Gable, make sure you Google him! What an outstanding career as a...

OK, time for me to get on my high horse a bit. With the easy access to the internet and social media, there have gotten to be more...

OK, you have gotten yourself in the door so you took the first step toward success. Now, do something with it! It is one thing to show...

#tottenismtuesday Anything in life, whether it is training, working or even relationships, Just Show Up! In particular, for training, the...

"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong." I saw this quote on FB recently and it...

"Make common sense common practice." This week’s Tottenism comes from a good friend of mine, Clive Brewer. He and I met probably about 10...

"Life doesn't have a remote control. Get up and change it yourself." -Johnny parker For all of you young pups in the strength and...

If you haven’t had the chance to pick up The System, by Johnny Parker, Al Miller and Rob Panierello, you are missing out. This is one of...

I once spoke at a weightlifting clinic attended with a ton of big name strength coaches. I always learn a tremendous amount at these...

For those of you who are regular viewers of my Tottenism Tuesdays, you may be wondering, is that really Leo writing those little...

This #tottenismtuesday is a Part 2! I am a big fan of coaches using video analysis with their athletes. This is a great teaching tool,...